I checked out the headline Reader Poll: Will Windows Vista send you when I saw it on my Google homepage, mainly because I wanted to see what the rest of the sentence was.
Clicking on it popped up the full-text of Reader Poll: Will Windows Vista send you running to a new OS? and the no-javascript message got me interested, so I decided to load up the article and check out the poll.
Am I the only one that realizes that this poll is totally, obviously, and painfully anti-Vista and anti-Microsoft in general? I mean, every single option may as well have “if I absolutely have to…” tacked on to the end. There’s not a single positive remark made about Vista on the entire poll, despite its increased security measures and the amazing Aero glass effects.
What kind of statistical results can you honestly expect from a poll that could easily be summed up with a single “No way will I upgrade to Vista” option? We may as well have called the post “Why won’t you upgrade to Vista in the new year?”
Thank you for objective and fact-filled reporting, Life Hacker… *unsubscribed*
Hey, if you want objective and fact-filled reporting, I recommend CNN.
As for Lifehacker, that particular poll was meant to stir up discussion based on the two links posted with it.
We’ve done plenty of positive and critical Vista coverage, and will continue to do so. Thanks for reading!
I suppose if the entire target audience was supposed to be all the people you know don’t plan to upgrade to Vista, the poll may have some merit. Just seemed lopsided to me…
Haha! That sounds like a show in Australia called “A Current Affair”. It’s the the most ridiculous show. They’ll be interviewing someone who’s done something bad and they ask questions like “Why are you such a scumbag?” and “How badly have you hurt your family?”
I also think it’s funny when the writers from big sites are lightning fast to respond to the smallest criticism. I don’t think they’re salvaging anything, it just makes them look desperately defensive. And to say “Thanks for reading!” after you’ve said you unsubscribed is just as stupid.
The poll reads: “Will Vista be the reason you switch to a Mac or Linux?”
*Not* “Do you like Vista?” Linguistic difference between those, what will a negative answer be? “No, Vista will not be a reason that I will switch to Mac or Linux.”